STANDARDISATIONsystem performance incorporating national Eg. of rebate factors in case of Massachusetts Cleansolar resource data. Energy Center (extracted from program manual)• Joining Global Solar Certification Network/International Energy Agency Solar Heating Sector OG 100 Standard Rebate Factor OG 300 Rebateand Cooling programme Task 57 on “Solar (Collector) Factor (System)Standards and Certification”. This would Residential/provide a platform to facilitate exchange of Commercial SRCC OG-100 rating x number of USD 0.52/kWhknowledge and easy access to information on Non-profit/ collectors x USD100 USD 0.88/kWhthe developments taking place globally. public entity SRCC OG-100 rating x number of These measures then take a shape of collectors x USD100holistic certification scheme ensuring qualityon one hand and supporting competitive ratings using specified loading cases, and is calculated according to the expectedmanufacturing on the other. The scheme annualised ratings and energy savings annual energy production calculated usingwould certify the thermal performance for reference gas and electric tank-type SRCC OG -100 for collectors or OG-300output at the location of installation. water heaters for 109 individual locations for systems. The one time rebate is grantedCustomer can compare various product throughout the U.S. before the start of project installation.offering and be sure of fuel and subsequentcost savings. The scheme could be mandated What differentiates SRCC with Solar European Solar Keymark Schemeby law or by introducing an incentive-based Keymark and BIS is the rating mechanism. Principally the framework procedure ofmechanism linked to performance output. Ratings enable comparison of collector and obtaining the Solar Keymark is similarAn incentive mechanism could be worked system performance. In addition, these are to BIS administered product certificationaround linking to performance — wherein used in defining the subsidy based on the scheme. However, what differentiates thehigher incentives are considered for better performance, thus promoting high quality two is analysing the gross annual energyperforming systems. This would enable installation. For evaluating the performance yields by utilising an excel tool “SCEnOCalcmanufacturers to deliver higher quality for in energy terms, the system is simulated on (Solar Collector Energy output Calculator)”staying competitive. the computer software tool – TRNSYS. Key for four climatic representative conditions performance parameters are calculated and from across Europe. The Solar Keymark is Interestingly, a standardised certification mentioned on the SRCC certificate – solar a voluntary third-party certification markscheme for solar thermal collectors / systems fraction, solar energy factor and energy saved however it is mandated, if subsidies havegives the Indian manufacturers the opportunity compared to baseline. Currently, fewer than to be availed for instance in Germany. Ato access international markets, especially in two thousand systems are SRCC certified. manufacturer is free to contact a certificationview of the International Solar Alliance. SRCC certification is mandated in the body, of the 13 certifying bodies accredited building code of some states. by European Committee for Standardisationll SOLAR THERMAL (CEN), and agree for a test institute of itsCERTIFICATION SCHEMES IN The incentives mechanism varies within choice. The system certification is onlyEUROPE AND USA the states in the US. Some are flat incentives available for factory made solar thermalSolar Rating and Certification Corporation with no ties to performance; others require systems, which are only a part of the(SRCC), USA that systems meet certain minimum European market. The Solar Keymark hasSRCC ensures the quality by certifying the threshold performance before they qualify. been highly successful in removing the tradecollector and systems following test standards Some are tiered, with different steps, where barriers between the European countriesadopted from international standards and certain performance ranges are grouped for and the acceptance of Solar Keymarkby approving test labs. SRCC has developed different incentives. Others actually make in international market has led to theits own procedures for scheme operating the incentive a multiple of the performance manufactures access to other markets.guidelines – OG 100 for collectors and rating. However, most of the incentivesOG 300 for systems. The OG 300 is mostly require SRCC certified system including the The authors would like to thank Eileenspecified for residential domestic water Federal Income Tax Credit that subsidises Prado – SRCC, Gerhard Stryi-Hipp –heating systems by incentive programs. The 30 per cent of the cost nationwide. This has Fraunhofer ISE, Mangal Akole – STFI andresults are evaluated using these guidelines to led on one hand, to high quality system Meg Howard – Massachusetts Clean Energycheck if the testing was done correctly and in installations thus building trust among Centre for reviewing the article and forcompliance with SRCC requirements. Finally, consumers and on the other hand sustained giving their valuable comments and inputs tothe systems/collectors are rated using SRCC’s local manufacturing. improve the article.RM-1 methodology. The rating includesapplying various assumptions and loading In Massachusetts for instance, the About the authors:conditions to the tuned energy balance Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Joerg Gaebler, Principal Advisor andequations. This is used to yield single-day (MassCEC) provides rebate for installation Abhinav Goyal, Technical Expert, Rooftop Solar of solar hot water systems at residential, project - Indo German Energy Programme, GIZ industrial, institutional among others as (Views expressed by the authors are personal) depicted in the table 1 below. The base rebate March 2017 | Energy Next | 51
GREEN CAMPUSMaking solarintegral to citiesWith the support of Skill Council of Green Jobs and Ministry of New andRenewable Energy, Sharp Developments organised a session on ‘Integrationof Solar from Buildings to Cities’ – a report by Anurima Mondal.acked by success of two conferences, Sharp Developments organised theB 3rd Conference on Green Electronics Limited Nalin Shinghal. The constructive dialogue towards identifying conference was also attended by senior a collaborative approach in making our faculty from the School of Planning and cities Green and eventually Smart cities. Architecture and leading architects such It served as a platform to discuss theBuildings at the School of Planning and as A.K Maitra, Mahavir, Dependra Prasad, strategy for promotion of renewableArchitecture, New Delhi on February 16, Shuvendu Bose and Jeeniva Mahapatra. energy and energy efficiency interventions2017. Titled ‘Integration of Solar from The School of Planning and Architecture at the city level– both at comprehensiveBuildings to Cities’, the conference was (SPA), New Delhi was the knowledge planning stage as well as retrofitting ofsupported by the Ministry of New and partner of the conference. HOD of existing infrastructure.Renewable Energy, Government of India Environmental Planning Meenakshi Integration of solar architecture into theunder the 12th Five Year Plan: Energy Dhote provided an overview of School of building design and up-scaling at citiesEfficient Solar/Green Buildings. Planning and Architecture’s engagement level was the theme of the conference.Delhi Power Secretary Varsha Joshi was and Environmental Planning department’s The solar architecture was showcasedthe Guest of Honour at the conference. role in mainstreaming environmental through case studies and work by studentsOther key speakers included Director parameters for sustainable habitat planning. and faculty of the School of Planning andfor Solar Buildings/Solar Cities/Green The conference had active participation Architecture, New Delhi.Buildings/Solar thermal at Ministry of New of architects, planners, developers, Dedicated interactive panels were huband Renewable Energy A.K Tripathi, CEO vendors and Government institutions like for knowledge exchange that widened theof Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) DDA, MCD, DMIDC, PSU (CEL) and market insights on sustainable habitatPraveen Saxena and CMD of Central institutional organisations which helped models. The conference witnessed 2552 | Energy Next | March 2017
EVENTeminent speakers and over 70 delegates Integration of solar architecture intofrom across the sector. the building design and up-scaling at Varsha Joshi shared her views regarding cities level was the theme of the eventbehavioural science as the most important the energy requirement of the city.aspect in personality and environmentchange. She was delighted to visit SPA on solarisation, he added, “Solar powerand congratulated the organisers for the installations should be incorporated in the Alekhya Datta from TERI presentedcreation of such a platform which shall design stage instead of retrofitting after about the scope of solar integration in smartenable a multi organizational dialogue. the construction of building so that it city through his case study on Surat. ArpoShe was keen to explore retrofitting doesn’t look like a patch”. He concluded by Mukherjee from SCGJ highlighted the needoptions for urban infrastructure and mentioning about smart cities scheme and of skilled manpower to achieve sustainablewaste to energy options for the state 60 solar cities which have been identified development of infrastructure at city level.of Delhi and also congratulated CEL under this scheme and the major objective Central Electronics Limited unveiledfor the flexible modules and the solar is to prepare master plan for these cities its technological excellence and thedemonstration park being developed in with municipal corporation which prestigious projects undertaken withconsultation with Sharp Developments. focuses on utilization of renewable energy various government departments andShe said, “Planners and architects and energy savings. By 2022, 100GW showcased their flagship project - Solarshould integrate solar and other green renewable energy installations is expected Demonstration Park at CEL, Sahibabadconstruction technologies to further boost by Govt. of India. The project consultants Sharpthe developing markets of green buildings Praveen Saxena added, “Technology in Developments gave a detailed presentationwhich shall be an integral part of smart today’s world is ready but the only issue on the Demonstration Solar Park whichcities, participation of regulatory bodies with the generation is to develop a culture shall incorporate all solar technologiesand bilateral agencies are key to success of to adopt this requirement and for this for urban as well as rural infrastructure.such initiatives”, and flagged the need to Government has made a separate Skill Environment Architect Alankrita Sonidemarcate land for waste to energy plants Council but this will be useful if every presented an integrated approach adoptedin master plan. individual have the responsibility to use to achieve zero energy at the CEL campus.A.K Tripathi in his inaugural address renewable energy.” Mahavir moderated the closing sessionflagged the incorporation of sustainability Anurag Bajpai from Greentree by highlighting the use of technologyparameters in the National Building showcased the technologies that can such as remote sensing for solar rooftopcode and green guidelines in the Model be incorporated in development of a potential assessment for city level planning.Building Bye laws. He said, “Our main aim commercial building. Meenakshi M Pawar The conference generatedshould be to make the entire sustainable explained the benefits of Integrating solar understanding of solar energy basedenergy system profitable for the builders with green roof in her presentation. She design and planning parameters throughand real estate managers by showing the emphasised on potential of Delhi in this display of wide number of case studies;costs from energy savings”. Focussing area and how this can be used in fulfilling interactive panel discussions and identified specific gaps and directions for taking solar from building to city level. It highlighted need for synchronization of efforts between various government organizations, builders and industry to enable comprehensive planning, as well as strong need for assimilation and dissemination of data in the sector. The session set the tone right for the next conference to be held in March which shall focus on funding of such initiatives and the specialised manpower required to upscale the existing efforts. The participants look forward to attend the upcoming conference on March 27, 2017 which shall also have international funding agencies that are promoting green buildings through various initiatives andProf. (Dr.) Meenakshi Dhote (left)and Prof. ( Dr. ) Mahavir (right)sharing words of enlightenment during the event programs. March 2017 | Energy Next | 53
GREEN CAMPUSTowards a sustainablecollege campusDelhi University’s Daulat Ram College to focus on solar rooftop panelling andwater harvesting as a part of varsity’s Star Innovation ProjectWSumeet Goyal Dr Sarita Nanda Malini Sharma Index: Analysing the Carbon Footprint and Handprint in the College Campus.’ The ith the increase in demands used natural resources such as coal, project attempts to bring about a significant of the rising population, petroleum products, gasoline etc. emit change in the awareness level of the students a sustainable approach gases such as carbon dioxide, the primary in the college campus regarding their carbon towards utilisation of greenhouse gas. It is only imaginable the footprint. A carbon footprint represents thenatural resources (especially the non- extent of damage we are causing to our amount of greenhouse gases emitted intorenewable ones) is becoming a matter of dire ecology by our current unsustainable ways. the atmosphere as a consequence of anynecessity. A sustainable approach is required Daulat Ram College has therefore activity. A carbon handprint on the otherdue to two primary reasons. One, the natural undertaken a project of significant hand, represents the mitigation of suchresources are getting depleted; hence their importance in the University’s Star emission by doing some positive activities.judicious use must be a priority. Innovation Project. The working titleSecondly, usage of certain commonly of the project is ‘Campus Sustainability The aim of the project is to assess the extent of sustainability of the college campus by estimating the average carbon footprint and carbon handprints produced daily; and then attempt to reduce the carbon footprint and increase the carbon handprints. ll SCOPE OF THE PROJECT The project intends to develop a tool54 | Energy Next | March 2017
RESEARCHfor estimating the carbon footprints The aim of the project is to assessand handprints with the aid of scientific the extent of sustainability of theinformation available about amount college campus by estimating theof emissions of a particular factor thus average carbon footprint and carbonbuilding an index for Carbon Neutrality handprints produced daily; and thenand Sustainability for the campus. This attempt to reduce the carbon footprintframework will employ standardised, and increase the carbon handprintsquantifiable and assessable indicatorsto determine the state of sustainability In India, research to promote usable simplified instrument to estimateof the campus. The project includes environment sustainability in higher carbon footprint that could be cross-‘Carbon Footprint Estimation & Analysis’, educational organisations is rare. institutional and in the end elevating‘Handprint/Sustainability Assessment’, However, initiatives like green campus awareness on the same and sensitising‘Identification of Indicators’ and ‘Developing initiatives, cleanliness drives, waste Carbon neutrality, both externally anda Statistical Tool’ to formulate the final management campaigns, recycling internally the college premises.Carbon neutrality/campus sustainability/ initiatives water conservation initiatives,handprint index. Econometric analysis etc. are very common. ll PROPOSED OUTCOMEwill be used to institute links or possible The project envisions creating not acorrelations between indicators, activities This project aims at developing a wasteful but rather a generally prosperousand performance. distinct assessment framework for society that develops into a self-sustaining calculating the sustainability indicator, economy. At present, the efforts of thell REVIEW OF LITERATURE apart from the carbon footprint analysis. project at the educational campus levelMany educational institutions across the to develop this ideal world may seemglobe have undertaken projects to sustain A composite sustainability index, like drops in the ocean, a far- fetchedthe environment in and around their in addition to the estimation of the reality, thus. However, once incorporatedcampus, in the wake of climate change and greenhouse gases emissions will also even in the most initial stage, thesedrastic environmental degradation. For incorporate many social, economic and lifestyle changes and the efforts will makeexample, University of California, Santa academic components, central to the great positive impacts in institutionalCruz has pledged to become ‘carbon neutral’ educational institutions, equipping them practices, consumption patterns andby 2025. They have developed a Climate with a tool for environment sustenance. sustainability initiatives Hence makingand Energy Strategy (CES) wherein they are small yet significant contributions bothlooking into energy efficient and renewable The primary objectives involve building up at individual and institutional stage, willways to incentivise energy savings. Students a framework for the assessment and reporting move us closer to a healthy and a morefrom Ohio State University and Central of our carbon footprint as well as campus climate friendly Mother Earth.Oregon Community College have done sustainability; estimation of a measure ofprojects to assess the sustainability of their campus sustainability index; expanding a Excerpts from the piece by Sumeet Goyal,campuses. Institutions such as American guideline for assessing Carbon Neutrality and Assistant Professor, Dr Sarita Nanda, AssociateUniversity, Babson College, Central College, Sustainability for all colleges/institutions. Professor and Malini Sharma, AssistantCoastal Carolina University, Dartmouth Professor at Daulat Ram CollegeCollege etc have constructed strategic plans The secondary objectives involve settingto enhance and incorporate the aspect of up a comprehensive as well as globallysustainability in the activities on campus.Mt. Wachusett Community College (US)has productively substituted electric heaterswith wood chip burning biomass heatingplant hence helping to lessen the electricaluse by 46 per cent. Ripon College (US)offers free bike locks, helmet and bikesto the first incoming 200 freshman whoconsent to depart from car riding insidethe campus. In 2006, 660 KW turbines wereinstalled in The Massachusetts MaritimeAcademy (US) which thereby produced over1 million KWH a year, thus helped saving$1,60,000 annually. March 2017 | Energy Next | 55
INNOVATIONCreating value frommunicipal wasteWith a lot of technological advancement being made globally, India too needsto take a cue from global successes and create a better waste management andwaste to energy roadmap, writes Suhas BhandWaste — the word describes was incorporated in 2008 as a strategic initiative tonnes per year which is expected to grow at thrown material not of between a team of technocrats, environment 1.3 percent per capita per annum. The waste any further use, which, sector experts and Samruddhi Group. generation increases by 50 percent every actually is never a reality if decade. Some of this waste will be recovered bywe ensure its full extraction! We do wonder With the concept of circular economy for informal recyclers, which is approximately 20what happens to waste after it is thrown in proper disposal of inert waste and conversion percent in large cities and less in smaller cities.bins. We do now question, what will happen of garbage into electricity, the company has However, more than 80 percent of it reachesto the landfills which are filled with heaps innovated to practise 5 Rs - Reduce, Reuse, open dumpsites where it damages public health,of garbage? Everyone creates a buzz of Recover, Recycle and Re-manufacture. Its first- deteriorates the environment, and causes climateprotecting the environment and reducing the ever plant was successfully commissioned in change. With the growing urbanisation, theburden on Mother Nature but it’s only now 2013. The plant is made in India and established quantity of domestic waste that is going to bethat some environmental technologists are in Solpaur, Maharashtra. It provides processing generated would be alarming.effectively working to create processors to and recycling of mixed city waste to generatesave us and the planet! bio-gas and electricity alongside compost with Indian waste comprises of mixed other material like Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) nature. The country does not practice waste With the mantra ‘Waste as a Resource’, as multiple revenue streams, creating a highly segregation and hence, all materials such asOrganic Recycling System Pvt. Ltd (ORS) profitable venture the plant generates 2 MW of plastics, batteries, kitchen waste are thrownhas successfully commissioned the model of electricity using 200 tones of waste. in the same place. Keeping this in mind, therecycling waste to generate electricity and other company has developed the first of its kindorganic materials like biogas and compost As per Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) indigenous technology which segregates mixedefficiently and cost effectively. The company estimate, urban India generates 188,500 tonnes waste on-site for further processes. There is a of municipal solid waste per day — 68.8 million56 | Energy Next | March 2017
CLEAN CITIESrange of technologies available for recovering With the concept of circular economydifferent materials from Municipal Solid for waste disposal & its conversion toWaste (MSW) but Biomethanation (anaerobic electricity, ORS Pvt. Ltd. has innovateddigestion) for organic materials, scores over to practise 5Rs - Reduce, Reuse,other technologies in terms of higher outputs Recover, Recycle and Re-manufacturewith respect to electricity generation alongwith better quality of compost and maximum • It has a high loading rate that requires less with government organisations, communities,number of carbon credits. digester volume and in turn requires less area for companies on different to implement the circular operation as compared to landfills. economy. The main aim is to improve waste Biomethanation (AD) has two variants and • Odour less operation as it’s a closed process management practices, stimulate recycling andORS has specialised in the Thermophilic process (which results in high public acceptance) limit the use of land filling.(that operates on 50-550C) as it is best suited for • Biogas generation is in the range of 117nm3Indian climatic conditions. to 124 nm3/tonnes of waste (which results in There has been a lot of technological higher electricity generation) advancement globally and we need to take a The endeavour to provide an environmental- • Captive consumption of electricity is low as cue from these success stories for creating afriendly solution for treatment of municipal compared to thermal technologies. better waste management and WtE roadmap.solid waste, led to innovating the patented • Digestion and composting period ranges The technology also needs to be test approvedDry Anaerobic Digestionor DRYAD™. It is an from 14 to 21 days which is less as compared to specifically for non-segregated Indian waste.Anaerobic Digester Technology based on the conventional processes. Foreign technology cannot be implementedprinciples of Thermophilic biomethanation. The • Quality of compost is better than conventional in India because Indian Waste has differentchallenge was to ensure application in large size product as all inert materials are being removed characteristics than that of foreign country’scapacity plants as well decentralised units, and during pre-treatment and pathogens are waste. Indian waste has high moisture contenttoday ORS has commercialised for converting completely absent as the digestion takes place at and during monsoon season moisture levelthe waste to wealth. a high temperature. further goes up causing adverse effect on thermal technologies. The process is based on enzymatic In the next phase of development, Solapurdecomposition of organic matter by microbial Bio-energy Pvt. Ltd. shall initiate the bio-CNG Lately, seeing the overwhelming responseaction to produce methane gas, and alcohol etc. sales for vehicular use under the marketing tie- of the Solapur Plant, the company thought ofIt is a preferred method for wastes having high up with the Indian Oil Corporation which shall developing de-scaling the technology at thepercentage of organic, bio-degradable matter be replicated in the upcoming projects. city/ward level. ORS Green — a product lineand high level of moisture/water content, which incubated by the company has developed theaids microbial activity and suits perfectly to ORS has secured project from Meerut product Yasasu Green, a packaged solid wasteIndian waste. The emission level during recycling Municipal Corporation (MMC) for setting up processing plant which is based on the provenis almost zero, and that makes the technology 800 tonnes per day (TPD) waste processing High Solid Thermophilic Biomethanationenvironment friendly. The slurry left behind, plant. Recently, MMC has issued the letter of process for processing MSW.after the generation of electricity through this intent (LOI) for the project. ORS is on a missionprocess, is used to make high quality organic to maximise resource value and eliminate With the successful demonstration unit atcompost ensuring maximum revenue creation. environmental impact so that both economy Pune and BKC, the Yasasu Green decentralised and environment can thrive. It has partnered solution has been commercialised with itsll BENEFITS OF DRYAD first order from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.• DRYAD™ operates at 550C (temperature (IOCL) of 10 units for treating 10 TPD ofsuitable for operation in Indian cities) un-segregated MSW for the city of Varanasi, of which one unit has been successfully installed at Bhavaniya Pokhari, Belupur under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. With this, ORS shall soon supply, install and operate and maintain nine more pre-fabricated containerised waste to biogas/bio manure plant, each of 5000 kg feed capacity in Varanasi. The units have a capacity to treat 5 tonnes of organic city waste and would generate enough electricity to illuminate 200 street lights per day from each unit for 12 hours. The author is Chairman, Organic Recycling Systems Pvt. Ltd. March 2017 | Energy Next | 57
CORPORATE BUZZ SRisem10e1ncsrworinesfroormdeDr TwLorth CGhAaCrLanakpapoSoinltasrMPrIoTjCeOctN for SahwiLnIeSaniitsonmmtsosaoruuwittieentsuehleannionnvdtTashnecgirp.eaLadeaTwpsntndndhtSrcsao.teutmehothhxebpaoreiiaidtmslzsoratstlsedaaacfiaietrreontettdfihreonfdsoielicn,nyUcfDiaceoa1AtrlTin0tnulItiSLctR1sdtyeyts.iecKrscuoaasr.phobfinPninrnrsNdiutetososaertprflataaworiritmolonoiglziDmdnndi,iensgueNes.gDlcn2ehitneGv2wii,vil0riIhDitSotDs/iye6nsT.eolu6mrhKlpahb/ienee3isT.ersn3trTapacakthtitaonVniioelosgGncnsosasin ppGtqGfMSeaoCroGuAoeucpwarhiuCrjhtjpneaiveeejtnLoacarismrcaroaigthnapeptcileaactotsrrtSemnsooa,ibgovddlPjpiaieseelneauosMdcnssLirennstt.etiIdamePeTAcfCpldoaCliMsfiredortroo1Okeaden/cr5m,dsdsNpa1ECuMGp5(oatnGhlCor6tttuWgtiaaiAo.vnjis7ranoneCngeaS5rcfenatsLouyeegMut)kulsnrarl(aAhepWiteEvrn,a.alePik1PgGnrsnwaMo5ocu&rlniiiyweMCjnenamcPs&die)WrteraeriSaoapnEtennPst.jotneirtodllGvvawygcfelinAaritcensirtCee,reansLetdriilsny gHdePcLlaErleecQtr3icf,inPorewseurltLstdHutfhPndi1noiLaeo7rcagnudvnfErwnoedeR3lqacelveiwos1ntuiecraespda2erttldprnmr2yilDsrtcmia7oeetgee.rnrad5ahneocdrnautntnecisnedcnrtgmrend,tiginPnvosdblfaoiowiiriteetnrudhwrirwsiadgnteetetc2eecrin3rhv0trdhbh1eisgL1neosirs6teroesetddo,alfsMihmkmrkruqReaeaooluosedptrrsIfatnco5dPeprRhtf7reDtrohotes.,ir1enSsrssr23d,igctot0oo4hDirvif1fo2.fteDe7stFVr.Rh2.dUYaisIeme2trcG5’ir0sropsJ41auaY.60scs-at.nd EVTikBreanmgaSloClaorrapwoarardteeAdwata5rdthst2h30ea0Cl1coT0t7oonhan,sm–mjeelgtoeghBwVpla5p1lwueeoida0taktcnhbinaiinr0tnoagahawyyElgnamCle’lTtablysanhs,rrawoBoSddpKergeroelaroaafe‘ogcHrnlurlrakodevcgynireagidg,aedacftnhonttalaettheeeihriCr.rozger,sewtgeonotmhdyrpiJrettpayhhrooe)sri.bkseasrHeatcyCdidtgeoeeorilnaetoduAhrdaubweotwstolneiabam‘rFre’sFadaaegewhsswibtionan2erarnsu0sdrtaitdae1nwrrG7dg(oy.IirNawTno8othRf,w,aetthineg ReNew raises USD 200 mn from Japan’s JERA Co. ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd has raised USD 200 million in equity funding from Japan’s JERA Co. Chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha confirmed that the investment values ReNew Power at $2 billion across North America, the Middle East and South East Asia. The company has so far raised $650 million in equity from Goldman Sachs, ADB and ADIA. Established in 2015, JERA is an equal joint venture between Japan’s largest utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and Chubu Electric Power Co.58 | Energy Next | MFeabrrcuha2ry0127017
Suzlon Q3 FY17 revenue up SFiYe1m7ernessualntsnounces Q1FDioenfbeipxrccnccycgrrtsoareehelr1aounnecmae6mdrctwes.eif1biiendeain.%reufilNgsinrpnryitonigeetne3qrmhgwrea1yuiQeo,rveoa3O2ed1H2apr,0n0t.r0r2eee.du1710raPr6ea6e6l1rot,tr.o7h1fiswSfor1fcoioFfinietratcimvohmnsrbreemaoieernecnruffntcoeocfchnersnrioeteadceoLtnaleitstntsYt3drafaieutern,m.xao2diaurnk2fmereirbign3ngo2yq.ggoi10m2sus6pt71ottae0r7eopcraJr.rtep5eenuraeod%nerlstryairfrdoaieetatn2eionnrtoi0dirntsone2h1n(dst46eih.se5)ien.o.6f4by 76% YoYSuzlon hasearned revenueof 3,307 croresin Q3 and 9Mrevenue 7703 crores, up 24% on YoY basis.It has reported EBITDA of 745 crores forQ3 (up 124% on YoY basis) and 9M EBITDAof 1,502 crores (up 70% on YoY basis). Withthe achievement of 10,000 MW milestone,Suzlon has emerged to be the fourth largestoperations and maintenance company inthe overall Indian power sector.Preacscehiviems GexrcoeulpleMncDe awardPSianarIRnniIsCnntCecsHdhoidaetvshahieafMneitnaniaiumrPeasdftydaitrafareaMeencPtGgrFln,ldahroaoiuNarewagofreoIsmsenemGaEpusifdmwsstceeopPesteoncicverrtDnPaooutienncantrerdtanootlhedonlnufcmhamaseofddceniir,rIraiotrinrcdmKCgoifeevtsfannSmeUihdiattlpitiiryinttaD2uetotua,ahta4dfYonrQetnneietoiOefydedhufESsNosGhtaMoBiX,ofanHelofiCJtERatglGPdFyPntcnEAhh,CeeooLaaTDIebSnvLgtnAoYeroenEeiIoNuofnnllrNhovamatgngdehiavnrCemiyMnaeiwDakcnEtti2eiPaaHi,drSoian0Mennrrrtandweatuc1cobem7otdlbajPiumo.tTfriyraiTedrdeaibtswherseseaardri. rBoHofEtLobpasgosla3r.6orMdWersoyssfstityetsCehsptmtootoehheiftrSneammapstSsleaoeslooitgwissrnlnesaetamgot-agtrcirbnile3oumPueln.rnihbn6selpt.ayoh.dpoMArtiBgnorocaWteHgwVnacsonEoetftEhLrtlrrtoPod.elaeerCmiIindqtMcageuowdSa(riPerutphidlofrVlrmaosea)brtrrtiaehrenaoftnMeonaoRtRurarnfomoenttfooshpoiiaricfpoegfmktitropneoistnaiprysapfsli,ssBcPtPttaHaoehVVlnmnliEsateLtsionTelaingteahrPtgionyw-ge,efffrai-ncDiseDnLtlLaEuDnchesILneitAtfdassfLciefs.scE,accwsruaiTnDvuooenabaesscnrtdtslstdiitwatoiagdinRLLntmhoPiioEsEsgotoueeDriD2nnlwttdrdh3ogstlwe0iurbgautrpaibhe-tnhnrtrhDeeeeodtdoissDdnElepfpni.fgungrLoeAeohcetwrcalrhtte9arttnsgeheudi-wvdyra-wneUitwndlccEolalJydiehfetbsAf.ttieitsheBlcLritLdnieEAibaEepgEevucDnasnaotfcr5caeietbhnl-ysnarrusesgbSsowtulmbayleffmeh-roreDaviacrec.nietcerhdlseiRhlisaasin,tg6205 Gtwamo neseaweangterersemMeenxitcso with GeaPnaogEtTmtIwrhnmneeUeeenrdeoersPeofmgddaidCnryeseihenbltSHnaswtywitisdooCatcUiwiorl.lnhdalaoTPidinb2pitnnnhChe.adf6gBias.Rii2satrnTi-ie5mysoshnuftntMoeaehesElsrWwevl.neeetafhdertiubrruetisnglnroetsdibsutA-beii,npmsreaPeipacTecsjl-oeyowPiBritnomtsaiiantlfclGmianv7irft1ee5iietcs1naeksM4,ctcieu-oahWh2xrnnnecu.de5filpcoudAMadrCilniWng March 2017 | Energy Next | 59
POWER TWEETSPiyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 22 Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 16 Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 14Cabinet approves ARUN-3 Sikkim launches UJALA Government’s vision for a cleanerHydro Electric Project in Nepal, scheme, appreciate CM @ and safer energy connects withit will create jobs & power both pawanchamling5’s effort to ensure states as Punjab sets up the world’scountries. affordable & energy efficient LEDs largest single rooftop solar plant.Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 21 Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 13India’s share is now nearly 16% of Record low solar tariff shows thattotal LEDs sale in the world from India is committed about solarearlier 0.2% power & the vision for a clean energy nation #Solar4AllPiyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 18Cochin International Airport is theworld’s only airport run entirelyon solar power, others to followsuit. Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal . Feb 16 India committed about its vision for a clean energy nation, solar tariffs fell to their lowest levels of Rs. 2.97/unit.
MNRE NEWSPiyush Goyal expresses his views on low wind tariffsn an auction of 1,000 MW capacity conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), windIpower tariff has dropped to a record “For solar bids also, my office had calculated before the bidding that what could be an estimated price and we were 3 paise off. We had calculated Rs2.94 per unit (forlow of Rs 3.46 per unit. In an interview with the first year tariff), given the current pricinga leading newspaper, Power Minister Piyush structure internationally of equipment andGoyal expressed his views on achieving low the advantages that India has because of goodtariff on solar as well as wind. irradiance; we had estimated that the bid will“I was expecting it to go below Rs4 per come down to Rs2.94 per unit plus Rs5 paiseunit but when the opening bid itself came at (per annum escalation in tariff for 15 years),”Rs4 per unit, it was felt that it will go much the minister added. Goyal further confirmedlower. My initial own estimates were between that they have been working towardsRs3.50 and Rs3.55 per unit…It was an providing a clean environment to the peopleaccurate assessment,” he said. of India.MNRE allocates Rs. 600 Crore for ‘Grid connectedRooftop and small Solar Power Plants Programme’n amount of Rs. 600 crore has been allocated for the projects under ‘GridAConnected Rooftop andSmall Solar power Plants Programme’ andRs. 508.84 Crore has been released as on S.no. States/entity Approved /Sanctioned Capacity (MWp) 1 Andhra Pradesh 39.5 2 Chhattisgarh 11.2 3 Delhi 92 4 Gujarat 81.75Jan 31, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said 5 Haryana 75in a written reply to Lok Sabha. 6 Himachal Pradesh 10 The Ministry of New & Renewable 7 Jammu & Kashmir 7 8 55Energy (MNRE) has been promoting 9 Jharkhand 10.935‘Grid Connected Rooftop and Small 10 Karnataka 15Solar Power Plants Programme’ with Kerala 11 Madhya Pradesh 115a Central Financial Assistance (CFA) 12 Maharashtra 100of up to 30 percent of benchmark cost 13 Odisha 4in general category states and up to 70 14 Punjab 25percent in special category states, north 15 Rajasthan 31eastern states, Lakshadweep, Andaman 16 Tamil Nadu& Nicobar Islands. Residential, 17 Telangana 312institutional and social sector are 18 Uttarakhand 74covered under the CFA pattern. For 19 Uttar Pradesh 51Government Sector, achievement 20 West Bengal 12linked incentive up to Rs.18750/kWp in 21 Arunachal Pradesh 11.68general category states and Rs.45000/ 22 Assam 0kWp in special category states, north 23 Manipur 24eastern states and Andaman & Nicobar 24 Chandigarh 8.4Islands and Lakshadweep is available 25 Goa 30.5under the Programme. 26 Puducherry 2 27 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5.02 The State-wise details of projects under 28 Lakshadweep 1‘Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar 1power Plants Programme’ sanctioned are Sub Total (State/ UT) 1,204.99as follows. 29 Solar Energy Corporation of India 899.6 30 Ministry of Railways 502.5 31 PSUs/Govt. Departments 482 3,089.09 TOTAL62 | Energy Next | March 2017
MNRE NEWSMNRE invites proposals to develop Small HydroPower (SHP)With an aim to start e-office, the Ministry of New and RenewableEnergy has requested all state nodalagencies/departments as well as all SmallHydro Power project developers to submitsoft copies of their proposals includingPFRs/DPRs, etc. along with the hard copies. It is also to mention that SHP specificprojects which are being sanctionedto/on behalf of individual (gharat forelectical, mechanical or electromechanicalgeneration) come within the ambit ofdirect benefit transfer (DBT). As perSection 7 of Aadhaar Act. The ministryhas made it mandatory to mentionAadhaar number, aadhaar linked bankaccount and mobile numbers are in theproposal/sanction/release order.852 Solar PV based projects MNRE instructsoperational under DDUGJY: MNRE its channel partners notAtotal of 852 projects (based on Solar reply to Lok Sabha. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya to involve in PV) have been operational under Gram Jyoti Yojana is a Government fraudulentDecentralized Distributed Generation of India scheme designed to provide practices(DDG) of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram continuous power supply to rural India.Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) implemented by It was launched by Modi Government The Ministry of New and RenewableMinistry of Power as on Jan 31, Power and named in honour of Indian political Energy (MNRE) has invitedMinister Piyush Goyal said in a written philosopher Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. applications from general public for release of subsidy against the Rooftop Solar Systems installed by the MNRE- empanelled channel partners or new entrepreneurs without any prior sanction from the ministry. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has instructed its channel partners and agencies not to misguide the users and install systems without any prior approval from the ministry to get subsidy. As per a notice published on its website, any agency found to be indulging in such activity, would be debarred as MNRE channel partner. With such programs, the ministry is working hard for the country’s amibitous clean energy target. March 2017 | Energy Next | 63
IREDA CORNERIREDA CMD conferred with Leadership AwardMinister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai presents 3rd Elets Leadership Award to IREDA CMD K S Popli. The award was presented to him on January 31, 2017 in New Delhi.Access to Energy Scheme of IREDAFinancial Cooperation is a component of German Development for timely payment as well as timely project conventional energy capacity shall not exceed Cooperation. Its function is to implementation. This is to contribute to a install renewable capacity technically and economically efficient as well • Bio-mass gasifiers are not eligible tofinance investments in economic and as socially and ecologically sustainable energy be covered under this scheme, however,social infrastructure, poverty alleviation, supply which is in line with the overall Indo- Projects under ESCO modes are eligibleenvironmental protection and the German Cooperation in Indian Energy Sector. under the schemeconservation of natural resources in partner The minimum loan eligibility fromcountries by providing loans on favorable IREDA will be Rs.50 Lakh unless ll OBJECTIVE OF THEterms & grants, using federal budget funds. SCHEME specifically exempted under any scheme/The financial cooperation is carried out by To increase the supply and use of program. (However, as per KfW termsKfW on behalf of the German Government sustainable clean energy services in the loan amount to each borrower shalland its Ministries. Indo-German rural areas through improved access to not exceed 4 mn Euro which is approx.Cooperation in Indian Energy Sector helps financing for project developers. 29 crores as on date.) Quantum of loanto increase supply of electricity and in from IREDA shall be up to 70% of totalpromoting programs for climate change/ ll SECTORS ELIGIBLE FOR Project cost. The minimum promoterenergy efficiency in off-grid sector, which SCHEME contribution shall be 30% of the projectis considered to be risky business segment All the techno-commercially viable projects cost and the maximum Debt Equity Ratiofor financial institutions, owing to the in RE are eligible for the said scheme (DER) shall not be more than 3:1.limited securities and short track record • Project under the said scheme shall beoffered by the ESCOs. implemented in areas where electricity ll REPAYMENT PERIODIn line with the above, KfW has agreed provided through national grid is less The repayment periods shall be maximumto refinance loans, up-to 20 million Euro, than 2 hours (on an average) during peak of 7 years, depending on the project cashissued by IREDA to promote climate friendly hours (5 to 11 pm) flows & DSCR of the project and it shallenergy services in rural areas in India. An • The Project shall follow international best be after the implementation & graceadditional grant of 4 million EUR (“Extra practices with respect to environmental and period.Grant”) is supposed to reduce credit risks social aspectsfor IREDA and set incentives for borrowers • In Hybrid Models, the installed64 | Energy Next | March 2017
IREDA CORNERIREDA participates in ‘JENESYS’ event IREDA launches mobile appsREDA CMD launched Mobile AppsThe Government of Japan in cooperation During the “JENESYS 2016” program with the Japan International various environmentally sustainable, state- for Vendor Payment and Wind &Cooperation Center (JICE) invited delegation of-the-art advanced projects were visited,from India to attend “Japan East Asia viz: Kuji Wave Power Station (First Wave ISolar Generation Based IncentiveNetwork of Exchange for Students and Power Station in Japan), Narita Izumi WasteYouths” (JENESYS) Programme held in Japan Treatment and Power Generation Plant, on 01st February, 2017. The Vendorduring 06-14th February, 2017. The objective Kuji Biomass Power Plant. Also, various Payment Apps shall facilitate IREDAof the program was to promote mutual trust other significant places/developments Vendors to access information relatedand understanding among the people of were observed like ‘Tokyo Rinkai Disaster to their Bills and Payments and also toJapan and SAARC countries to build a basis Prevention Park’, ‘Kuji National Oil Stockpile’, allow them to forward their new invoicefor future friendship and cooperation. This ‘Miraikan’ National Museum of Emerging details through Mobile Phones.year’s theme of the program was ‘Energy’. Mr. Science and Innovation, Bullet Trains etc.Abhishek Kumar from Technical Services Furthermore, the program conveyed better The Wind and Solar GenerationDivision, IREDA along with other members understanding on Japan, through the lectures Based Incentive App shall facilitatefrom India, participated in above program on Society, Politics, Foreign Policies, History Project Developers/Project Proponentsfor knowledge co- creation. and Culture in Japan. to access details of their claims and payment in respect of GBI Schemes being administered by IREDA on behalf of MNRE. These apps can be downloaded from Google Play Store or IREDA’s website. Philip Bara joins as IREDA CVOIREDA bids farewell to DirectorTechnical B V RaoBV Rao superannuated as ‘Director and appointed Director (Technical) in 2014. Central Vigilance Commission (Technical)’ of IREDA on 28th During the farewell function for Rao in India (CVC) Director Philip Bara has February after serving 23 years in Habitat Centre, IREDA CMD K. S. Popli assumed the charge of Chief VigilanceIREDA in various position. In his 23-year appreciated his contribution to the company Officer (CVO), IREDA on 3rd February,tenure, Rao contributed immensely to the and wished him happy, peaceful & prosperous 2017. He had joined the CVC in the yearIREDA and taking it to new heights. He joined post retirement life. Rao, in his address, 1986 and put in 30+ years long serviceIREDA in 1994 as Manager (Technical). encouraged the officers in taking IREDA to in various positions in the Commission.He got elevated to GM (Technical) in 2005 new heights. He is a graduate from Ranchi University, Ranchi. He had been dealing with the vigilance cases pertaining to Banks, Railways and Central Excise & Customs during his long service of more than three decades. He had also functioned as Director (Vigilance) in NDMC from January, 2006 to January, 2012. March 2017 | Energy Next | 65
EVENTSMar ENERGY Mar 11TH FORM IV STORAGE INTERNATIONAL 14-16 EUROPE 14-16 RENEWABLE Statement about ownership and other ENERGY particulars about ENERGY NEXT Dusseldorf, rTrtheehnseeuellcawtotsaenfbsoftlererreteehsnneeceaersrgtcpoiherresa.sgeTenhotesf Düsseldorf, Germany ferasoetnvosrederunaamctgroocemthfoifnepitnrdahssunetasiielttueursayntodeiafqsinntuhdgee Germany The conference, organized Required to be published under Rule 8 of deals with all issues RbfEfoiynuecnraEuoneUspwcoeiRaanaOblnetlSoecAOpoEsinnLscooseAmcrrRgieailycta,itoawenndidlflor Registration of Newspapers (Central) Rule 1956. amurpiasttiuonrgtehfperromomdaurrkecest.et arch to renewable energy drptsotariosnocrcgghauergosaeosom.ifsoTepnwhrferreioloslcemuaonnlmtlaodatbwswi.ionivndeiessdiatonrds 1. Place of Publication: Hyderabad 2. Periodicity of its Publication: Monthly www.energy-storage-online.com http://www.eceee.org/events/ 3. Printer’s Name: R. Ram Prasad calendar/2017/IRES-2017 a. Nationality: India b. Whether a citizen of India?: Yes23Mar INTERSOLAR 29-31Mar ENERGY c. If a foreigner, the country of origin: N/A SUMMIT USA STORAGE CHINA d. Address: 407, 5th floor, Pavani Plaza, EAST Khairatabad, Hyderabad- 500 004 aCoETnxhhgpeaiEnto4nhataeehwnrrgidiInlynlgctSwoeotrniofntfrnmeaaertgoeisoesnrneicnael 4. Publisher’s Name: R. Ram Prasad Brooklyn, psaUInttoatStelyeAincrosdyEnoedaletaseosrtvpageSiluocovhmfepalsmamnittceeisetsntttso, China tpsfarhpnroaoedmnafeok6s1ves,er80isor0c.n10oTa2ughl0nlevotibresiviaetelosnrts a. Nationality: India New York opportunities and key International will be held under b. Whether a citizen of India?: Yes ambUisnus.aSdusr.iekneEseneatisemsssrt.gmpICtyaaoocstafttcfiosehntrrmgassgotagehlkareerinatg Exhibition Centre, tNEhneeextrthg-GeymeSnyeesotrefamt“iTo.”nhe c. If a foreigner, the country of origin: N/A irolenepagtpedirooimnnrtgaeuldsnmuiiaptairperieslkiseewrtaisnt.hd d. Address: 407, 5th floor, Pavani Plaza, Beijing Khairatabad, Hyderabad- 500 004 5. Editor’s Name: Kuljit Singh Poplihttp://www.intersolarglobal.com/en/ http://www.escexpo.cn a. Nationality: India summits/usa-east.html b. Whether a citizen of India?: Yes c. If a foreigner, the country of origin: N/A d. Address: Block 11/1, Nehru Enclave East, Nehru place, New Delhi- 110 019 6. Names and addresses of individuals who own the newspaper and partners or shareholders holding More than one per cent of the total capital. Anupam Daftuar A-53/1, DDA Flats, Saket, New Delhi- 110017 Invision Communications & Research Pvt Ltd 409, Mansarovar Building, 90, Nehru Place, New Delhi- 110019 I, R. Ram Prasad, hereby declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date: 7th March, 2017 (Sd/-) R. Ram Prasad Publisher Apr RENEWX 2017 Apr WINDERGY INDIA 2017 7-8 RenewX 2017 aims to 25-27 accelerate the growth of Indian Wind Turbine South Indian Renewable The Ashok, Manufacturers Association Energy and contribute New Delhi (IWTMA), in partnershipAPRIL 2017 towards country’s with Global Wind Energy sustainable economic Council (GWEC), is Hitex, development. This event hosting Windergy, the Hyderabad will offer a platform to largest annual conference and exhibition on Wind network with key renewable Energy. The event will energy experts, showcase provide an opportunity to innovations from the world’s network; collaborate with leading companies and peers, innovators, thought gather invaluable expert leaders and policy makers. support. http://www.renewx.in http://www.windergy.in66 | Energy Next | March 2017
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